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    Use the PAST SIMPLE for completed actions in the past which tell the main events in a story. Ex. She picked up the phone ard asked for a taxi Use the PAST CONTINUOUS to set the general scene/background of a story or to tolk about actions in progress at or around a particular point in a story, often interrupted by another (short) action or event (past simple). Ex. He was talking to his girlfriend when the waiter brought the bill. Use the PAST PERFECT SIMPLE to talk about actions or situations completed before arother action in the story. The actions are often mentioned out of time. sequence, and the past perfect makes the order clear Use the PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS to talk about longer actions or situations which started before and continued up to a point in the story. Ex. She had been ‘studying all the afternoon when she found out the exam was cancelled. A. Complete the text below using the ‘appropriate narrative tenses, "One afternoon, Socrates {stand} ‘outside the gates of Athens when he (notice) traveller who, (stare) hin for 2 long time, Socrates [ask] the man why he (come) to Athens. “'m thinking of moving fo Athens” he said. "What is like to live here?” Socrates (look) at him. “First, would you tell me what was it ke in ‘your ety?” The man replied, “Oh, it was awful” Everyone stabs you in the back and wants to make money from you. Frowning, Socrates {tell him, “Well, you'l find the same things here. | suggest you to go somewhere else”, Socrates (stand) there a few hours more when another man {approach} him. This man too (Gust arrive) in Athens and (consider) moving to the city. He too asked Socrates, "Can you tell me what is like to live here” Socrates ‘asked, “First would you tell re what was lke to lve in your previous home city?" “Where | come from the people work together and help each fother”, sald the man. “Kindness Is everywhere ‘and you are never treated with anything out respect’. “Well” (reply) Socrates, “you'll find the same thing here. Welcome to Choose the correct alternative. ‘Then, say if these extracts come from a detective story (0), a folk tale (F) or a biography (B) The old man fished/was fishing as usual when he sow/wos seeing something strange. | 1995, Ela wos teaching/taught in Sudan, and became/hod become well-known. | d known/'d been knowing lavier for many years and when | read/wos reading he was/had been in prison, | knew/was knowing there was a mistake, |. The prince had been searching/was searching in the forest for ten hours and was beginning /had begun to lose hope. He noticed/was noticing that somebody had left/had been living a briefcase, Ella had been looking/had looked through tld photos when she heard/was hearing a knock on the door. 7. We had driven/had been driving for 30 km When the engine suddenly stopped/had stopped; somebody had taken/took the petrol cut ofthe car. By that evening, children were/had been exhausted because they were walking/had been walking al day. Class Assignment Names and Date: Mystery Stories Narrative Tenses |A. Write the verb in the Simple Past, Pact Continuovs or Past Perfect Last night 1 (valk) home nest tothe river Thames, when something strange (happen) to me. Tt was late at night and 1 (have) a tong and difficult Gay at wark There was large fall moon in the sky and everything was quiet I was tired and lonely and 1 (Gust have) a few pints of beer in my loeal pub, 0 I decided to stop by the riverside and look at the moon for a while 1 (sit) on some steps very close to the water’s edge and looked up a the big yellow moon. fet very tired so 1 (close) my eyes and afier a few minutes, 1 alt) asleep. When I woke up, the moon move) behind a cloud and it was very dark and eold The wind (low) and an ow! (hoot) in a tree above me. Iubbed my eyes and (get up) when suddenly 1 (hear) a splash. 1 (ook) down at the water and saw something crrible and fightening, and unlike anything I'd ever seen before. Something (come) out ofthe water and Amove) towards me. Something green and strange and ugly Iwasa Jong ureen arm and it (siete) out from the wate to rab my leg was 80 seared tat I couldn't move. 1 Aoever be) so scared in my whol life, The cold green hand (ex0ve) closer and closer when suddenly there was a blue flash and a strange noise from behind me Someone Gump) ont the stirs nest to me. He (wear) strange clothes and he had aerazy ook in his eyes. He shouted "Get Back? nd (point) someting at the monster inthe water There was a ‘right flash and the monster hissed and disappeared Hooked up tthe man. He looked strange, but kind. "Don't fll asleep bythe river witen there's a {ull moon”, he sid “The Moon Goblins will yet you" (nover hear of moon goblins before. didn't know what todo. “Who... who are you?” T asked him. “You can call ms... The Doctor He sti 1 (09) to think of something else 0 say when he turned J, sons and sid, “Watch the stars at night, and be carefl ofthe fll moos” Twas trying 10 understand what he meant, when there was another blue flash and {closed my eyes. When I ‘opened them agin, he (20) couldn't believe what (happen). What on earth were Moon Goblins, and who vvas the mysterious Doctor? And why had he saved me? I was determined to find the answers to these strange questions. I stood up, looked atthe moon and quickly walked home lace Assignment Names: ond m7 999999999999999999999999999999997999999999997999999799799999999799197999919999 larrative Tenses ‘Complete the following toxt with the verbs in the correct narrative tense (Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect) The Expedition, ‘When Professor Sutcliffe, the famous archaeolOglst, nnvvnnn« (invite) me 40 toke part in his expedition to find a lost city in South America, T (rot hesitate) to accept his invitation. Sutcliffe (Ciscover) an ancient map showing the exact position of the city. Tn fact, most ‘of Sutcliffe's colleagues in Combridge eitheF.2200...- (believe) that such city (never! @xs#) OF

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